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Limey Y was seven when her parents died.
Her aunt and uncle refused to take her in, so a neighbour — one of her parents' friends — sold Limey to a brothel in Kampong Chang province.
Over the next 10 years, she was moved from brothel to brothel until finally she was rescued by Somaly Mam, who herself had been sold as a child into the sex trade.
"In the brothel, I had nothing, no personal internal energy, encouragement or anything like that," says Limey, through tears and a translator.
"It was a life of darkness. I had no courage at all. It was no life at all. When I was first sold, I did not know what a brothel was. But I was forced to serve a client. In all the years, I never saw the sunlight ... I was not allowed to leave the place and I was forced to serve at least 20 clients a day. Otherwise, I was not given rice and I was given electric shocks."
There was no way out. Orphaned, Limey was only a little girl with no education, who was unable to read or write.
"I had no choice. I had no parents. I was drugged. I was just drugged. I didn't know where I could go or where I should go for help."
The drug of choice for pimps and brothel owners is crystal methamphetamines — speed — because it's cheap, readily available and makes the girls more active.
The men who abused Limey were from all over the world. She remembers Cambodians, Africans and other foreigners. Regardless of where they were from, they were all the same. They paid money to abuse her. None tried to help her.
"While I was in the brothel, I hated all men. I believed that all men are bad because most of the time when you asked them to help you, they would say you're here because you chose to be here. It is not a result of poverty in your family or difficulty in your family. It's you yourself who wants to be here. You deserve this. You deserve to be in this situation."
She was kept with a group of 11 others, who were moved within one city, from one brothel to another. It's a story common here where an estimated 30,000 children are sexually exploited and many of whom are both undocumented and enslaved. Locked up and isolated, they became like sisters.
"We were only moved in the city, but we were moved because if we stayed in one brothel a long time, the clients would not think we were new. If you go to a new brothel, then they think you are newcomers."
At some brothels, the girls were lined up so clients could take their pick. But most brothel owners didn't let the girls leave the dark, squalid cells they lived in and simply sent clients to them, one after the other.
Twenty or more clients a day.
Although those girls earned tens, maybe even hundreds of thousands of dollars for the pimps over the years, they got nothing.
"Forget about money," Limey says. "Even rice. Sometimes, I wouldn't even get that."
There were failed attempts to escape.
"There were gang members who always watched us. Sometimes we would tell clients that we wanted to escape, but the clients would tell the brothel owner and as a consequence of that we were beaten over and over and over."
Malnourished, brothel girls appear younger than they are and the drugs they're given make them livelier and more alert. Limey didn't talk about how they were told to dress or what the living conditions were like beyond being kept in the dark, fed little and beaten.
But in most brothels, the girls wear cheap mini-skirts and dresses. Even the young ones who are little more than toddlers are dressed and made up like beauty pageant contestants with bright lipstick, face powders and other face-whitening makeup.
Whatever glamour they manage to conjure is at odds with the brothel cells where they take the customers. They're are usually windowless, dank, dirty and furnished only with a wooden cot covered and a well-used mat.
Limey says she and the other girls were aware of the dangers of HIV/AIDS and had access to contraception. But many clients refused condoms.
"If we told them to use condoms, they even got furious and they would start to beat us."
Many of the girls contracted sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS. Some got pregnant. None of that mattered.
"Even if you got pregnant, you were still forced to serve the client. Some girls were forced to have abortions. Sometimes we were beaten until the baby would fall by itself out of us."
Twelve years ago, when Limey was 17, she was rescued during a brothel raid that was initiated by investigatore from AEFSIP — the French acronym for Acting for Women in Distressing Situations, which Somaly Mam founded in 1996."
"I never thought I would be rescued. Not at all. I thought my life would end in a brothel for sure. All that was happening to me in those years, I saw no hope and I could never have imagined being who I am now."
Limey is 29 now, strong and healthy after several years of good food, rehabilitation and intensive counselling.
Once illiterate, she now reads and writes KHMER, the official language of Cambodia, and is learning English. She's a secretary for AEFSIP, going to dodgy neighbourhoods with brothels, massage parlours, karaoke bars and beer gardens offering help to women and children.
The scars she bears are internal, evident only because of the tears she can't hold back as she talks about the lost years of her life. It's a path she chosen — telling her story. She chose to be part of AEFSIP's Voices for Change program, which provides support and training to survivors who want tell their own stories.
It's a gruelling choice. Limey wept through most of the interview, refusing an offer to take a break. She's determined to have her voice heard.
"I want people to feel pity and sympathy for us. I want them to know that victims like me do exist and I want them to know that victims like us need them to help. I want people to know that these victims do not want to do what they are doing now. They are in this situation, but they have still their own hearts."
She doesn't talk about the future; doesn't think about it. Limey is very much focused on the present and doing what she can to help other girls and women like her.
"During my life in the brothel, I didn't understand anything about real society. I had never participated at any minute in this real society. I was there in the brothel and I only saw the men who came to the brothel ... When I was not in real society I hated all men.
For the future, I am not thinking about myself. I am only thinking what I can do to help women in my situation. And because of that, I have not thought about having a husband or a family."
Since her rescue, AEFSIP has become Limey's family. Somaly Mam is her role model, mentor and "the person who shaped me."
"I never believed I could do this sort of thing. I can only do it because of the encouragement of the victim survivors and Sister Somaly. She teaches us how to stand up for survivors and as survivors, we can help other survivors not only in Cambodia but in other places as well because only survivors know how survivors feel."
Mam thinks she was 12 when she was sold to a pimp. She doesn't know her exact age because, like many Cambodian children, she has no birth certificate and had no identification papers.
The goal of AEFSIP and the Somaly Mam Foundation is to do "humanly correct development" as a means to combat the trafficking of women and children for sex slavery.
Initially, they offered shelter in a one-room house on stilts in Phnom Penh where Mam, the staff and about a dozen rescued women and girls all slept together on mats on the floor.
Also on the floor were 10 sewing machines.
"The sewing machines were crucial," Mam writes in her book, Road of Lost Innocence. "A trained tailor who knew how to draw a pattern and fit a dress could make money — honest money — and hold her head high."
Since Somaly began her work, more than 6,000 women and girls benefited from the shelter-based care and training programs in cooking, sewing, weaving and hairdressing at AEFSIP's three centres in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Kampong Chom, 121 returned to their communities — 32 of whom have set up their own businesses with the help of a small grant from AEFSIP.
Mam remains at the heart of the operation, actively rescuing girls and women from brothels. In November, she and New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof went on a police raid of a brothel in northern Cambodia. A young woman and five girls were rescued. The youngest was 12.


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NEW YORK — A light trading day on Wall Street closed with slight gains for major stock indexes.
With oil prices reaching a 30-month high of $108 a barrel, some investors are waiting for Alcoa Inc. to report its first quarter earnings next Monday, the unofficial start of the earnings season, before making any big moves. Traders are hoping to see how rising gas prices and other commodity costs are affecting corporate profits.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 23.31 points, or 0.2 percent, to 12,400.03. The S&P 500 index gained less than a point to 1,332.87.
Materials companies gained 0.7 percent, the most of any of the 10 company groups that make up the S&P 500 index, as commodity prices increased. Futures contracts for corn, wheat, and sugar each rose more than 2 percent.
The Nasdaq composite lost less than a point to 2,789.19.
In company news, Pfizer, the world's largest drugmaker, said it would it sell its Capsugel unit to an affiliate of private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts for $2.4 billion in cash. Capsugel makes capsules for oral medicines and dietary supplements. Pfizer rose less than 1 percent.
Southwest Airlines Co. fell nearly 2 percent as the company continued to inspect its planes after the fuselage of one jet ripped open Friday, forcing it to make an emergency landing. Southwest grounded 79 planes after the incident and canceled about 700 flights over the weekend. The company said it expected to cancel an additional 70 flights on Monday.
Ford Motor Co. rose 2.6 percent. The company's sales rose 16 percent in March, in part because of the success of its new Explorer crossover vehicle. A Credit Suisse analyst upgraded the automaker, citing an improved balance sheet.
Vivus rose nearly 7 percent after the drug developer said patients taking its diet pill Qnexa over two years saw reductions in blood pressure in addition to significant weight loss.
Rising and falling shares were about even on the New York Stock Exchange. Consolidated volume came to 3.3 billion shares.
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The Portable Podcast, Episode 101
We took just enough time out of our Jetpack Joyride playing schedules to bring you this podcast.
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Chillingo Brings DrawRace 2, Swing the Bat and Fruit Roll to the App Store
This past week saw the release of three new Chillingo published titles, featuring a sequel to the popular line drawing/racing app Draw Race, a casual physics game with Swing the Bat, and an infinite runner, Fruit Roll. As always, gamers can be fairly sure that these apps have been well-produced and contain strong elements of gameplay along with high quality graphics and control systems.
DrawRace 2
RedLynx, the creator of DrawRace, brings sequel DrawRace 2 to the App Store. Draw lines to control the speed and angle of the driving path, and let the race begin! Draw Race 2 comes with 32 unique tracks, tons of cars and plenty of features to unlock. DrawRace 2 also includes a Friend Challenge mode to allow users to race against their friends online, a step up from the first installment, which only had Hot Seat multiplayer. Yippee!
Swing the Bat
Swing is a bat with a little problem: his wings are too small to let him fly. That problem is solved with a little help from gamers, who can swing him through tons of levels, avoid obstacles and unlock content as he goes in this humorous, casual physics game from developer Deadbug. Swing the Bat promises to keep the gaming fun and the gamer engaged.
Fruit Roll
Fruit Roll has gamers rolling their way through different environments, collecting stars and squashing enemies. The game boasts "the pick-up-and play accessibility of a casual game with all the competitive high-scoring of a hardcore one." From developer MoboTap, Fruit Roll brings another colorful family-friendly infinite runner to the App Store. Want to read even more about it? Check out our very own review of Fruit Roll HD here.
As usual, be sure to watch the videos above and check out the screenshots below. Heck, click through and buy yourself a copy of one, two, or all three apps as your love for all things gaming or Chillingo guides your purchase hand.


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"If you insist on saving
your life, you will lose it. Only those who throw away their lives for my sake
and for the sake of the Good News will ever know what it means to really live."
(Mark 8:35 LB)
God wired the
universe so that happiness does not come from status, salary, sex, or success.
comes from service. God designed you to be happiest when you are giving your
life away. Why? Because he wants you to become like him. It's all about love!
"If you insist on saving your life,
you will lose it. Only those who throw away their lives for my sake and for the
sake of the Good News will ever know what it means to really live" (Mark 8:35 LB).
To have a
happy heart, you have to practice service and generosity every day.
Matthew 20:28
says, "Even the Son of Man came not to be
served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many"
Jesus came to
serve and give. Those are the two things that will bring more happiness in your
life than anything else, and they define what it means to follow Jesus. If
you're not serving, if you're not giving, then you're not following Jesus. It's
very simple.
God also
wired the universe in such a way that the more you give yourself away, the more
God gives to you and the more blessed and happier you are.
Philippians 2:17-18, Paul says, "Your
faith makes you offer your lives as a sacrifice in serving God. If I have to
offer my own blood with your sacrifice, I will be happy and full of joy with
all of you. You also should be happy and full of joy with me" (NCV).
Your faith
makes you offer your life as a sacrifice and serve God by serving others.
Sacrifice and serving are two of the keys to lifelong happiness - generously
giving your life away for the sake of the Gospel.
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Minnesota House backs $500M tax-cut bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House has given overwhelming approval to a $500 million package of tax cuts and repeals.
Thursday's 126-2 vote comes just more than a week into the legislative session. The bill heads to the Senate, where leaders haven't publicly embraced the plan.
Gov. Mark Dayton and many in the Legislature are racing to undo some business sales taxes adopted last year, including one on warehousing services due to kick in April 1.
The bill also aligns Minnesota's tax code more closely with the federal one, making some exemptions and deductions available to state filers. Some of those breaks would be effective for people filing tax returns now.
Democrats said the state's improved budget allowed for tax relief. Republicans said the package should have been bigger.


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Peaks Island, Maine, the home base of family-owned and operated business LPA Inc., hosted hundreds of customers, suppliers, friends and family in a celebration of LPA's victory in the "Win a Cat® Truck" contest. The June 13 event featured the delivery of the Cat CT660 dump truck via one of LPA's ferries—accompanied by a water-spouting fireboat and police boat escorts—delivering the truck to the marina operated by the company.
The barging and excavating company generated more than 3,000 votes in an online competition of video appeals from more than 300 contractors and haulers across the USA. Coley Mulkern, CEO of LPA, explained in the video that the fourth-generation family business provides a wide variety of services to the islands in and near Casco Bay, near Portland, Maine. The CT660, equipped with a dump body, would become part of their critical supply line bringing materials from the mainland to the islands and hauling debris away from the islands and back to the mainland for recycling or disposal.
At the delivery ceremony, Mulkern thanked his customers and friends for supporting LPA through their votes, and he thanked Caterpillar and Milton Cat, the regional Cat dealer, for their support throughout the years.
"One thing our three companies—Caterpillar, Milton and LPA—have in common is our business philosophy," Mulkern said. "We all believe the way to succeed in business is to work hard, give customers a quality product for a fair price and appreciate every customer for supporting you no matter how large or small they are. This new truck will help us deliver reliable, high quality service to our customers for decades to come. Winning this truck is a win for the entire community."
Mulkern and the President of LPA, Katherine Plante, whose father, Lionel Plante Sr., started the company, accepted the truck from George Taylor, Director of Caterpillar Global On-Highway Truck Group.
"The LPA entry emphasized that reliability in tough conditions was a key for successful operation," Taylor said. "The truck has to handle well on mainland highways, negotiate steep ramps at marine landings, and maneuver well on rugged island roads. And it has to operate in areas far from a truck service bay. It can't have a bad day. We think the CT660 is up to the task."
About 50 employees of Milton Cat's Scarborough, Maine, location accompanied the truck as it was barged to Peaks Island. Chris Milton, President of Milton Cat, focused his remarks on the LPA business.
"LPA represents the type of business that's at the core of our regional economy—family owned companies that build their reputations one day at a time, one job at a time, delivering their very best to their customers," Milton said. "Every single member of the Milton Cat team is proud to play a role supporting them."
The specially painted CT660 also was specially equipped for extended durability and reliability in the corrosive marine environment. Extensive use of stainless steel and totally sealed electrical harnesses were part of the specifying process.
Those systems and the entire truck will be put to the test immediately. "As soon as the party is over, we start hauling 3,000 yards of aggregates to make concrete on the islands," Mulkern said. "We do need this truck."
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White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says the White House is remaining in close contact with the Coast Guard and other federal agencies in place along the Gulf of Mexico following this morning's explosion at a platform off the Louisiana coast.
"We will continue to gather information as we respond," he said. "We obviously have response assets ready for deployment if we receive reports of pollution in the water."
Gibbs said there were differences between today's explosion and the Deepwater Horizon explosion in April.
"I'm told this is a production platform," he said. "This is not a deep-water facility … As I understand it, the well was not in active production."
The White House spokesman said the administration is working to protect the safety of rig workers.
"Obviously we took a series of steps after the BP incident, primarily around deep-water drilling," he said.
Gibbs said he doesn't know if President Obama, who is in a national security meeting amid Middle East peace negotiations taking place in Washington, has been informed.
The White House is closely watching the situation and will act quickly "if this situation warrants," Gibbs said.


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Post Fiji Ltd asks us to inform the designated operators of other Union member countries that Tropical Cyclone Keni is approaching the Fiji Islands. A heavy rain and flash flooding warning has therefore been issued, and major roads are already closed owing to flooding. In this situation, postal deliveries will be affected.
Post Fiji Ltd thanks designated operators for their understanding and cooperation; it will inform them via EmIS as soon as the situation returns to normal.


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I had meant to do this feature every week or so, but with film festivals and other commitments, I haven't had very much time to read other sites or gather good links. That being the case, some of these are several weeks old and you may have already read them. But in case you haven't, I still think they're worth taking a look at.
The Cultural Vegetables Debate – Dan Kois, A.O. Scott, Manohla Dargis, Jim Emerson, Glenn Kenny, AND MORE
It all started with this article in the New York Times Magazine, when Dan Kois admitted that he has a tough time watching certain critically-acclaimed movies (especially slow-moving ones like Solaris or Meek's Cutoff) and terming them "cultural vegetables." Fellow NYT critics A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis responded with "In Defense of the Slow and Boring", arguing that slow and boring isn't necessarily bad, and what's more, often mainstream films like The Hangover Part II are far more boring than arthouse slow cinema like Meek's Cutoff. Soon, other critics and bloggers put in their two cents as well, including Glenn Kenny, Jim Emerson, Richard Brody, Matt Singer, Bilge Elibri, Vadim Rizov, etc. Andrew O'Hehir's article in Salon may summarize things the best. Then Kois, Scott, and Dargis all got together for a follow-up article. And now Glenn Kenny is tired of the whole thing. In a way, it's gotten blown out of proportion from Kois's original personal and sincere article, but the various points brought up by various authors are all very interesting and enlightening, to one degree or another, in a culture where both critics and laypeople can feel marginalized by the other.
Comment on "No Comment" – Ignatiy Vishnevetsky at Mubi
The last frame of Jean-Luc Godard's lastest film is the text "No Comment," which many have interpreted as Godard's sort-of playful, sort-of standoffish way of deflecting criticism, a way of tossing a bunch of seemingly nonsensical images up on screen for 90 minutes and then refusing to respond to questions or criticisms of them. Vishnevetsky argues that instead, Godard is declining authorial control, inviting the audience to participate in making meaning of his film. In short, it's not a dismissal, but a deferral, and rather than being standoffish and closed, the ending slide is open and welcoming. This fits with how I see Godard's early films, as well as his tendency to make films about the death of cinema as well as the death of language.
10 Best Michelle Williams Performances – Kevyn Knox at Anomalous Material
I see I'm not alone in my belief that Michelle Williams is possibly the best Hollywood actress of our generation, and Kevyn Knox has gathered together a slew of performances that prove it. I'm ashamed to admit that I have only seen a handful of these – looks like I've got a lot more Williams to discover, which is a wonderful thing.
Academics vs. Critics: Never the Twain Shall Meet? – David Bordwell in Film Comment
Bordwell outlines the somewhat tense relationship between what he terms "cinephile critics" and academics – the difference between someone like Andrew Sarris, who popularized the auteur theory in the United States and had a deep understanding of film history and art that showed through his weekly reviews and columns at the Village Voice (and later the New York Observer), and someone like Christian Metz, who used linguistic theory to probe how audiences process visual narratives. It's a line that I've struggled to understand myself, as I have just enough academic in me to want to sometimes use esoteric theory or historical minutiae when thinking about film, but I also identify strongly with the Sarris-style cinephile critic. Bordwell actually argues that the twain can and should meet, noting the different purposes each type of criticism is for and how the two can be complementary.
Blu-ray Consumer Guide, June 2011 – Glenn Kenny at Some Came Running
Kenny runs through an amazingly long list of Blu-ray releases, with a paragraph on each talking a little bit about the film and whether it's worthwhile, but mostly about this particular blu-ray release and what it does or does not bring to the table. It's a daunting post even to read; I pale at the amount of work (both writing and viewing all the discs) that must've gone into it, but the recommendations or warnings are very welcome. Discs discussed include: A.I., All the President's Men, early Antonioni, The Black Pirate, Blow Out, The Comancheros, Diabolique, Great Dictator, Kes, Lolita, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Flower, Senso, Some Like It Hot, El Topo, Topsy Turvy, and a lot more. A lot of Criterions, but that's fine with me!
Kiss Me Deadly: The Thriller of Tomorrow – J. Hoberman at Criterion Current
Kiss Me Deadly just came out on Criterion DVD and Blu-ray, and J. Hoberman looks at the film in its historical context – especially the way it uses and modifies Mickey Spillane's basically amoral "hero" Mike Hammer as a comment on modern society, and the relationship the film and its director Robert Aldrich had with the McCarthyism running rampant at the time of its release. The film is a great one on a straight crime noir level; I'm looking forward to rewatching with more of a historical context in mind.
"It's Just a Bit of Fun": Why Defensive Fans Are Bad News for Movies – Helen O'Hara at Empire Online
Whenver a Hollywood blockbuster comes out and film critics lambast it, there's always a chorus of "but it's just supposed to be fun, stop bashing it" from commenters and fans of Hollywood blockbusters. The latest round is in relation to Transformers: The Dark of the Moon, and Empire Online put up this piece in response to the comments they've been receiving on their review of the film. O'Hara makes a lot of great points, and so do several of the commenters on this post, about critics responding to blockbusters, and how it's okay to want more from blockbusters – not necessarily that they be Citizen Kane, that would be silly, but that they aspire to the greatness of blockbusters like Back to the Future or The Terminator, which had good scripts, storytelling, and acting, and were also a whole lot of fun. As O'Hara puts it, why wouldn't you want "a film that has giant robots but is also a good film?" (her emphasis) Amen.
Initial Reaction: The Tree of Life – Kevin J. Olsen at Hugo Stiglitz Makes Movies
Although Kevin put up a full review a few days after this initial post, I love this stream-of-consciousness approach to Tree of Life. The film itself follows an associative logic rather than a linear narrative logic, and as Kevin points out, it's difficult to talk about such an unconventional film in a conventional writing style. I think this bulleted list of things the film made him think about and associations it drove him to make is possibly the best way to talk about Tree of Life.
Misreading the Tomatometer – Jim Emerson at scanners::blog
It's something I've said time and time again, but Emerson explains quite well how the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer works – that 75% Fresh means 75% of critics gave it a positive review (that is, somewhere between 5 and 10 on a ten point ranking scale), not that all critics gave it a 7.5 out of 10. You could theoretically have a movie that's 100% Fresh because every critic gave it a 6 out of 10 – that's an extreme and unlikely example, but the system is highly imprecise. He also goes into the difficulties of assigning a positive/negative score to mixed reviews that don't use a star or numeral ranking system. There are good ways to use Rotten Tomatoes (like as a portal to actually read a bunch of reviews), and the Tomatometer score isn't always a bad indicator of general critical climate, but it needs to be understood properly to be very useful.


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Jerry Tarkanian was born in 1930 near Cleveland and moved to Pasadena at age ten. He went to Fresno State and started coaching high school basketball in 1956. He got his first college job at Riverside Community College in 1961, then moved on to Pasadena City College, which he had once attended. His teams won four straight California junior college championships.
He moved up to Long Beach State in 1968. In five years, he ran up a record of 122-20. His team made the NCAA tournament, which then was limited to 32 teams. He did it in the shadow of the great UCLA teams. He relied heavily on transfers from junior and city colleges. And he broke an unwritten rule … he started three or more African American players in a more racist time when that just wasn't done.
His success at Long Beach got attention. In 1973, UNLV hired him to coach its basketball team. The president at the time, Donald Baepler, felt Tarkanian would make UNLV nationally known. That he did. By 1977, the Rebels had made it to the Final Four with such great stars as Ricky Sobers and Reggie Theus.
By then, the Rebels had become the Runnin' Rebels. Throughout his career, Tarkanian had been known for his zone defense. But his early recruits with the Rebels tended to be smaller and faster. So he totally changed his approach, figuring speed would make up for the lack of height. His teams still played great defense, but the emphasis was on the run-and-gun offense.
He was right. By 1976, the Rebels averaged 110 points per game. That was when teams often passed the ball around for minutes at a time and there was no shot clock, like in the NBA. The Rebels then played in the Convention Center rotunda, which seated about 7,000 screaming fans.
In 1983, the Rebels moved to larger quarters … the Thomas and Mack. It seated 18,000. It often was filled. The fans had a lot to cheer. In the first five seasons there, Tark's teams went 155-20 and reached the Final Four in 1987.
Then came the 1989-1990 team with stars like Larry Johnson, Greg Anthony, and Stacey Augmon, each of whom would be an NBA first-round draft pick. The team went 35-5. In the national championship game, the Rebels played the Duke Blue Devils. It was a mismatch. The Rebels won, 103-73. Las Vegans partied in the streets.
The next year, the Rebels lost in the semi-final game to Duke, 79-77. Tarkanian would coach UNLV for one more season. He would go back to his alma mater, Fresno State, and coach there from 1995 to 2002. They won 20 games a year in six straight seasons, including two NCAA tournament appearances.
After that, Tarkanian retired from coaching with 778 wins in Division One play. The NCAA lists only twenty-seven coaches who have won more than 700 games. Its official records rank him tenth all-time in winning percentage. And those are just some of the reasons he's going into the basketball hall of fame. Next time, we'll talk about why it took so long for him to get there.
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Driving legally in Texas is a privilege, not a right. But, for most people, driving is necessary in order to get to work, take care of children, and run a household. Completing basic household duties would be extremely difficult without the ability to legally drive. To make matters worse, the criminal penalties for driving without a valid driver's license are severe. A first conviction leads to surcharges imposed by the Department of Public Safety (TxDPS) in the amount of $750.00. A second conviction for driving with an invalid driver's license allows the State to file a charge against you as a Class B Misdemeanor, which carries a punishment ranging up to 6 months in the County Jail and/or up to a $2,000.00 fine.
The law authorizing Occupational Driver Licenses is an attempt to reconcile the loss of necessary driving privileges with the severe punishment for driving illegally.
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First, you must have held a valid Texas Driver License that was suspended. If you never had a Texas Driver's License, you can't get an Occupational Driver License.
Second, you can't get an Occupational Driver License is your license was "revoked." "Revoked" is very different than "suspended." Revoked means that your driver's license was taken from you for a specific reason, such as you are not medically fit to drive, you failed a required DPS exam, or you owe child support. With these conditions, you cannot hold a driver license or an Occupational Driver License until the problem causing the revocation is cured.
Third, you can't get an Occupational Driver License if you have obtained 2 prior Occupational Driver Licenses in the past 10 years after convictions mandating the suspension of your driver's license.
Fourth, you must otherwise qualify for an Occupational Driver License, but for the reason for the suspension.
If you are not excluded by the 4 criteria above, you may petition the court for an Occupational Driver License. You must present to the court proof that you have an "essential need" to drive a motor vehicle. "Essential need" means that you need to drive for work, school or to perform essential household duties.
If you prove an "essential need," the court may order an Occupational Driver License be issued to you. As stated before, an Occupational Driver License is restricted. The law restricts driving to no more than 4 hours in any 24-hour period, except that on a showing of "necessity" the court may allow you to drive for any period determined by the court that does not exceed 12 hours in any 24-hour period. Additionally, you must identify the counties in which the essential need exists, and you are limited to driving in those counties only.
When can you petition for an Occupational Driver License? For most people, a petition for an Occupational Driver License may be filed immediately after a driver license suspension. However, there are waiting periods under certain circumstances, as follows:
- If your driver license has been suspended in the last 5 years because of a drug or alcohol related enforcement (i.e. you refused to take a breath test), there is a 91-day waiting period;
- If your driver license has been suspended in the last 5 years because of 1 conviction for DWI, Intoxication Assault, or Intoxication Manslaughter, there is a 181-day waiting period; and
- If your driver license has been suspended in the last 5 years because of 2 or more convictions for DWI, Intoxication Assault, or Intoxication Manslaughter, there is a 1 year waiting period.
However, these waiting periods can be waived by the Judge with proof that you have installed an ignition interlock system on your vehicle.
Occupational Driver Licenses are valid for up to 2 years. However, if you are successful with obtaining an order from a court for an Occupational Driver License, you may only legally drive for 45 days, unless and until you file all of the necessary papers with DPS and pay a driver license reinstatement fee and an Occupational Driver License fee. Additionally, any time you drive, you must carry with you, not only the Occupational Driver License issued to you by DPS, but the Order for Occupational Driver License issued by the court. Failure to do either is a Class B misdemeanor.
If your driver's license has been suspended, but you need to drive, call us as soon as possible. With the help of a Colleyville Occupational Driver License (ODL) attorney like Todd E. Tkach, P.C. you are much more likely to get an ODL. There are many hoops to jump through and hurdles to overcome to get an Occupational Driver License. We know the substantive laws, the procedure and how to complete the necessary paperwork to obtain an Occupational Driver License. Don't go-it-alone! Call us now to talk with one of our representatives about getting your Occupational Driver's License today!
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Russ Says: I Hate To Admit It But 'The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills' Is Going To Be Incredible, Thanks To Kim Richards!
While on the red carpet for The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Premiere Party Oct. 11, I got to talk to all the ladies and I am convinced housewife Kim Richards is just the right amount of crazy to make this show AWESOME!
The Real Housewives franchise is NOT the first thing I turn to when I look through my cable listings or DVR, but it seems like that is all going to change, especially after hanging out with the ladies of Beverly Hills last night on their red carpet premiere party. Things got interesting the closer Paris and Nicky Hilton's former child actress aunt, Kim Richards, entered my area since she certainly put the PARTY in the premiere. The seemingly tipsy 46-year-old reminded me of an older (nicer) Lindsay Lohan — and I dropped some major LOLs over some of her on-carpet behavior.
When Kim asked, "Is that pizza?" when she saw a white box filled with guest names at check-in and it was possibly the best line of the night. This almost made her sister, Kathy Hilton, have a heart attack of embarrassment as she motioned her husband Rick Hilton to, "Get Kim inside." Rick came and embraced Kim, whispered in her ear and she proceeded to stumble to the car.
If we'll be seeing similar behavior on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, count me in! It was so entertaining. I thought that when you were involved in the Hilton family, you had to be stuck up and no fun, but let's just say, Kim Richards' days a a child actress are going to turn into a supernova of awesomeness.
To be honest, she seems to be the girl you knew in high school who was the life of the party — and then went on to win the lottery — and is STILL wild, but now has money, so she had to hide it (albeit not well).
I think the show — which debuts Oct. 14 on Bravo and also stars socialites Taylor Armstrong, Camille Grammer, Lisa Vanderpump and Adrienne Maloof — looks like it will be a staple in the Bravo lineup for a long time to come. It's borderline scary how much I am looking forward too it!
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Introduction: Getting Ready......1 one Serving in Florida......11 two Scrubbing in Maine......51 three Selling in Minnesota......121 Evaluation......193
From the inside front book cover: "Barbara Ehrenreich is the Thorstein Veblen of the twenty-first century. And this book is one of her very best--breathtaking in its scope, insight, humor, and passion." --Arlie Russell Hochschild Millions of Americans work full-time, year-round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job--any job--could be the ticket to a better life. But how does anyone survive, let alone prosper, on six to seven dollars an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich left her home, took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered as a woefully inexperienced homemaker returning to the workforce. So began a grueling, hair-raising, and darkly funny odyssey through the underside of working America. Moving from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, Ehrenreich worked as a waitress, a hotel maid, a cleaning woman, a nursing home aide, and a Wal-Mart sales clerk. Very quickly, she discovered that no job is truly "unskilled," that even the lowliest occupations require exhausting mental and muscular effort. She also learned that one job is not enough; you need at least two if you intend to live indoors. Nickel and Dimed reveals how-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity--a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate stratagems for survival. Read it for the smoldering clarity of Ehrenreich's perspective and for a rare view of how "prosperity" looks from the bottom. You will never see anything--from a motel bathroom to a restaurant meal--quite the same way again. From the inside back book cover: "Millions of Americans suffer daily trying to make ends meet. Barbara Ehrenreich's book forces people to acknowledge the average worker's struggle, and promises to be extremely influential" --LYNN WOOLSEY, MEMBER OF CONGRESS "One of the great American social critics has written an unforgettable memoir of what it was like to work in some of America's least attractive jobs. No one who reads this book will be able to resist its power to make them see the world in a new way." --MITCHELL DUNEIER From the back cover: "I was absolutely knocked out by Barbara Ehrenreich's remarkable odyssey. She has accomplished what no contemporary write has even attempted--to be that 'nobody' who barely subsists on her essential labors. Nickel and Dimed is a stiff punch in the nose to those righteous apostles of âÂÂwelfare reform.' Not only is it must reading but it's mesmeric. You can't put the damn thing down. Bravo!" --STUDS TERKEL "Entering the world of service work, Barbara Ehrenreich folded clothes at Wal-Mart, waitressed, washed dishes in a nursing home, and scrubbed floors on her hands and knees. Her account of those experiences is unforgettable--heart-wrenching, infuriating, funny, smart, and empowering. Few readers will be untouched by the shameful realities that underlie America's economy. Vintage Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed will surely take its place among the classics of underground reportage." --JULIET SCHOR "With this book Barbara Ehrenreich takes her place among such giants of investigative journalism as George Orwell and Jack London. Ehrenreich's courage and empathy bring us face-to-face with the fate of millions of American workers today." --FRANCES FOX PIVEN "Drunk on dot-coms and day trading, America has gone blind to the downside of its great prosperity. In Nickel and Dimed, Ehrenreich expertly peels away the layers of self-denial, self-interest, and self-protection that separate the rich from the poor, the served from the servers, the housed from the homeless. This brave and frank book is ultimately a challenge to create a less divided society." --NAOMI KLEIN "A brilliant on-the-job report from the dark side of the boom. No one since H. L. Mencken has assailed the smug rhetoric of prosperity with such scalpel-like precision and ferocious wit." --MIKE DAVIS
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September 26, 2012 - Erin O'Neill
In the past in this blog I have discussed my love/hate relationship with reality TV. For the most part, watching these shows is like watching a car wreck you can't turn away from, no matter how disturbing.
One of the more disturbing shows that I recently stumbled upon is "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" on TLC (The Learning Channel? Really?). Honey Boo Boo is a spin-off of the super popular and super crazy "Toddlers and Tiaras" and follows the lives of six-year-old Alana and her manners-deficient Georgian family. They all have stereotypical nicknames and the stereotypical car parts in the front yard - just what TLC is hoping rabid and judgmental American audiences will glom onto.
And that is the problem I have with this show. I don't judge mom June for putting her daughter in pageants. I don't judge her for giving the kid syrup in a bottle to "hype" her up. I don't even judge her for allowing her daughter to sleep with a teacup piglet that squeals and uses the bathroom in their communal sleeping area. Are these questionable parenting methods? Well, yes, to me. But that's beside the point.
The producers of the show have gone ridiculously out of their way to make caricatures of these people and hope that the "I can't believe they did that" factor will keep audiences coming back for more. The ratings for the show beat out the Republican National Convention for goodness sake!
If you look past (and it takes a lot, I know) the weight problems, the hygiene and etiquette issues, the fact the the 17-year-old sister on the show is about to give birth - the family seems to love each other when it comes down to it. Little Alana seems to be smart (she would have to be to be able to continue the facade) and full of personality. She obviously isn't starving for attention - or literally. But if TLC were to show a "reality" program about child abuse, child homelessness or starvation, their numbers probably wouldn't be so hot. So instead they manufacture a "real" family in outrageous situations so that we can feel a little better about ourselves.
Since "Toddlers and Tiaras" began airing, pageant moms have gotten a bad rap. I must admit, there are some parents who are waaaay out there. And I don't agree that it is totally harmless toward the children. Making pageants a way of life to the point you are getting a second mortgage on your home ... well...
But, speaking as someone who has entered my child in a couple local pageants, I think there is a misconception that all the moms are crazy and all the girls (and sometimes boys) are vapid and uncontrollable. There are many reasons why parents choose to enter their children in pageants. Sometimes it is just a good learning experience. Sometimes, especially if your child doesn't win, it is good to eat a slice of humble pie when you're an ego-centric 7-year-old. And sometimes, you're just proud of your child and want to show them off.
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Hard to find foods, what exactly might that be ? From the link provided :
"The Fresh Market specializes in offering fresh, unique, and hard to find products. Each store features a meat and seafood counter, full service deli, extensive cheese counter, bakery, florist/gift shop, a wide selection of beer, wine and spirits, as well as groceries, frozen foods, dairy products, coffee, candy, bulk foods, and produce. "
How is this any different from the many other specialty food stores in our area : Foods, Whole Foods, Feast Galleria ( featuring specialty cheeses and meats ( Feast) , flowers ( Hedge) , seafood market, and butcher shop , and there are others.... ?
What is exciting for the south side of Charlottesville, serviced currently by Food Lion is that a Wegman's is coming.
Wegmans in Cville? Is this confirmed? The NoVa transformation is almost complete!
Based on the Fresh Market I went to in Sarasota this winter, there's nothing you won't find already at Harris Teeter - or soon at Trader Joe's - and the prices are nothing great.
I'm not sure that C'ville can really support 2 HTs, Trader Joe, Whole Foods AND this in addition to the Giants and Krogers
Come on Andy... Seriously? Didn't you know that Cville is actually just like NoVa?
Just kidding, of course. I wonder when the fact the Cville metro, while dense, is not really that populous will begin to be seen by site planners.
Does anyone think we're in a restaurant/food store bubble ?
I heard about Wegman's on the Coy Barefoot show - he said their arrival is the word on the street - but which street ?
I'm sure these chains do market studies to find out how viable this venture might be. One things for sure, there's plenty of parking.
The Fresh Market has the best butcher shop, seafood selection and deli of any chain grocery.
The cuts of meat are of a quality equal to or surpassing the Carriage House at Barracks Road. Seafood will be more expensive because, well, it's Charlottesville. They also have a great bakery that will give Chandler's (a few doors down from the old Circuit City property) a competitive run for their money. If Chandler's expects to continue selling cannoli at their current prices, they had better raise their game if Fresh Market moves in next door.
Above all, the store offers a genuinely pleasant shopping experience unlike anything you'll find at Harris Teeter, Kroger, Giant, ad nauseaum. For one thing, there's no stadium-like lighting overhead. And no Wal-Mart shoppers will be found at a Fresh Market wearing their lime-green one-size-fits-all stretch-o pants.
But the Fresh Market is no doubt the most expensive of the chains. Still, there is value in the quality of the food. You can pay too much at Harris Teeter or Whole Foods for seafood and steaks, or you can buy from the Fresh Market for the same price or a little more and taste the superior difference.
Of couse, for people who've been shopping at Food Dawg all their lives, walking into a Fresh Market is going to seem like a trip to an exotic foodista Heaven.
ProTip: you'll get better deals on wine elsewhere. The Fresh Market is not the place to buy wine. Nor imported beers. They make a huge margin on those.
".. no Wal-Mart shoppers will be found at a Fresh Market wearing their lime-green one-size-fits-all stretch-o pants"
Who said I wouldn't be there?
Whoo-man - note that Whole Foods counts as a chain store and beats Fresh Market in the meat/seafood categories, as well as pretty much everything else
And I for one found the lighting in Fresh Market to be disconcerting since they're trying to give the impression of a farmers' market, but it's really kind of dark.
Wegman's to the long rumored 5th St development between 5th and Avon Ext.
I think this is a good idea. All the health snobs from ACAC and elderly library people can wander in to the Fresh Market. I wish them luck and hope this gives Albemarle Square the boost it needs.
This is a great store. I can't believe they want to put it up in that crappy spot. We used to go to the Fresh Market in the Thruway shopping center in Winston-Salem and loved it. I think it has since moved to an even more upscale shopping center.
@ Nancy Drew
Indeed. The people of Cville sure are food obsessed. For a town this size to be host to the number of restaurants, grocery stores and specialty markets that it is, is a bit surprising. I've lived in big metro areas that didn't have this many foodie-related businesses.
Trader Joe's, Wegman's, and Fresh Market are ALL coming?-
Whole Foods best enjoy it's high prices and crappy parking lot while it can
The arrival of Trader Joe's has been happily anticipated by many in this town. After all people were actually writing letters years back imploring them to open here. I doubt anyone's eagerly awaiting the arrival of another "Whole Paycheck" supermarket.
It would be a really jaded individual who couldn't get anything he needs between Trader Joe's and Reids....
If you're an incurable narcissist who wants to feel she's so special that only the purest and best ingredients pass the golden gate of her mouth, then go ahead and indulge in that feeling. You probably won't live any longer than your identical twin who shops at Food Lion and you won't have any more fun either, but you'll help enrich some fat cat corporate nabob who's probably a tea bagger like some of the others mentioned here.
Hopefully it will drive down the prices at Whole Paycheck. Anyone else notice since they have their new location, their sale prices and sales have been very limited. One good buy a week and perhaps a few items on "sale" but that is about it...
@Nancy Drew - many in C'ville want their own business and they get the hairbrained idea to open a restaurant - thus the many food establishments. Few luck out and have something that lasts. (Or they buy those that have lasted and either drive them down into the ground or realize it isn't what they wanted and re-sell. Example - The Virginian.)
" Also in the initial stages of coming to Albemarle County is Wegmans, a regional supermarket chain that in 2007 was recognized by Food Network with the Best Grocery Store Award.
The store would be part of the currently unnamed retail shopping center at 5th Street and Avon Street Extended, next to the Willoughby subdivision. River Bend Management, a real estate development firm owned by Coran Capshaw, is in charge of the project. The 470,000-square-foot shopping center will sit on approximately 70 acres. Construction is slated to begin next year."
Above from Newsplex
My sister and brother in law owned a printing place here in Cville for years. There was only one customer who were asked to pay upfront for their printing needs. Guess who? Restaurateurs. Her today gone tomorrow.
Fresh Market is pricey, no doubt, but nice things cost money. I haven't been to the C-ville Whole Foods in awhile, but last time I checked their prices were well and above Fresh Market on comparable items. If Whole Foods seafood and etc. is as good as some here claim, perhaps that justifies the higher price, perhaps not. I think in terms of quality relative to price.
To my mind, there is a quantum leap in quality from Kroger and Harris Teeeter to Fresh Market, just as there is a profound difference between Carlo Rossi jug wine and a Stag's Leap '07 Cabernet Sauvignon. The difference in quality is of greater proportion than the higher price, but at a certain point quality starts to level off even if the price continues to climb.
If Whole Foods quality is superior, it is only by a matter of degrees, or maybe just personal preference. Yet the price difference is significant compared to the Fresh Market.
By this, I mean that Whole Foods may very well get its groceries shipped directly from Heaven, but I am not going to Hell in order to finance a purchase there.
Trader Joe's ROCKS!
@perspective: You forgot to mention politicians as those from whom you got a 100% deposit on printing.
As for some of the other classically pretentious posts here (Whoo-Man in particular makes my emesis ascend)...
1. I was in Target in Waynesboro one time and met a client of mine who owns a well established advertising agency and a huge home in one of the western areas of the county
2. I was in Wal-Mart in Chville one time with my wife and who stands behind us in line: a co-worker of my wife who are both private-sector medical researchers with PhDs.
I find it amazing that people have multiple, lengthy posts about a supermarket chain coming to town. And worse, about the lighting and ambience of a supermarket. More confirmation that this is a little town with a big superiority complex. Erik's post was spot on: narcissistic little people who love to spout on about "lime green sweatsuits" and the "quantum leap in quality between MadDog 20/20 and Chateau LaPoopiePants '07 Cabriolet Sauvignon."
R.I.P.: Phil Hartman
Fresh Market has a yummy pimiento cheese spread. Put it on a bagel in the toaster oven, let it get bubbly, and instant deliciousness ensues.
@ Liberalace:
Yawn. Is that your best troll? The things people say here about you are evidently true. LOL.
I'd love to see a quality grocery store on the South side of town, especially a Wegmann's. I would also really like to see a Home Depot.
I could care less about the Fresh Market.
And why you gotta hate on Cook-Out? That place is sweet.
I will never 'get' Virginia's obsession with Wegman's. I guess because I grew up in Syracuse that it's really no big deal to me. They used to be special in Syracuse because they used to have competetive sales. But those days are gone, and they are the highest price grocery store in Central New Yrok.
And all of their stores do not look like the ones in Woodbridge or Fredricksburg...I'll show you a real good one on Pond Street on the north side of Syracuse. They have a full time Syracuse cop stationed there.
Whole Paychecks gallon milk is consistantly lower than even Food Kitty. (And none of the added goo in it.) As for the quality of things - paying more - grow you own buy from a local farm you will greatly reduce what you spend and get quality goods and help the local people. I will go to Walmart or even Target for name brand stuff.
@Liberalace - I am a meat snob - I don't want pink slime, I don't want antibiotics and I want the animals to be free-range or farm raised, not packed in a paddock knee deep in manure. I also have found since not getting my meat randomly from just any grocery store, my family has less colds through the winter. So, I am choosing to eat better for health. BTW - current corporate slaughter houses make Upton Sinclaire's the Jungle good, real good. And if you come back at me about that "Pink Slime" being safe and just fine - keep eating it bud...
The south side of town is the other side of the tracks , as far as retail goes...


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"The Castaways ... They had all washed up on the shores of Nantucket, and they had stayed and made it their home. They had found each other. Everyone agreed it was the right name." - The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand
Four Nantucket couples. Their lives unusually intertwined. One tragic accident. Mourning and sadness all around. Guilt and mystery. Friendship. That pretty much sums up The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand. The cover may look all happy and serene but inside the pages you'll find a tangled web of affairs, deceit, marital discontent, depression, death and despair. It's a summer read full of cloudy, tumultuous skies.
Who are the "Castaways?" They are four couples: the MacAvoys, Kapenashes, Drakes and Wheelers. Over the years, they become really good friends. You know, almost a love rectangle times two (plus one, a student named April) with the classic "grass is always greener on the other side" scenarios. The rectangle gets completely thrown out of kilter when one couple, Greg and Tess MacAvoy, sails out to the Vineyard for their anniversary, hoping to patch their marriage back together, trying to leave behind the rumors that Greg had an affair with one of his students, April Peck. Instead, their boat capsizes and they drown. Their friends are left in a state of shock after the deaths and they all struggle to deal with unanswered questions and their own grief.
Elin Hilderbrand is known for her riveting Nantucket summer reads, many of them bestsellers. The Castaways releases on July 7th. This is the first book by Hilderbrand that I've read. To be perfectly honest, usually I'm not really drawn toward books mired in affairs and the related complexities involved in such situations. I must say that I had a hard time believing that four couple's lives could become quite so intermixed. However, I found Hilderbrand's depictions of how each character handled stressful events intriguing. Her characterizations seem very real--the group dynamics even more so as each person plays a specific role within the "rectangle." I was also pleasantly surprised by the suspense in the book. I never lost interest while reading it.
Hilderbrand tells her story in an interesting way, through her characters. The chapters alternate between the six bereaved friends, each one recounting details from his or her own point of view, each one reminiscing about past events and expressing present feelings. The mystery surrounding the drowning and the relationships between the characters drive the plot. If you are looking for an emotion filled book packed with plenty of drama, scandal and some soul-searching, you'll want to read this one.
The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand. Little, Brown and Company (July 2009); 368 pages; ISBN 9780316043892
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To some, Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) is best known as a minor planet spinning around the sun that was Beethoven. He studied with the older composer from 1801-1805 and we have Ries to thank for the tale of Beethoven defacing the name of Napoleon on the title page of the Eroica Symphony.
Ries was occasionally brutal in his memories, presenting his teacher as a clumsy curmudgeon, unable to pick up anything without dropping it and living in quarters in which everything was "overturned, dirtied and destroyed". Then there was the incident of a plate being hurled at a waiter who had brought the wrong dish.
For over a century, Ries the composer slipped into obscurity, his music dismissed by one critic as showing skilful industry rather than originality and practically forgotten. Not now, thanks to Naxos Records and Auckland conductor Uwe Grodd who, with pianist Christopher Hinterhuber and various orchestras, has recorded the composer's complete works for piano and orchestra.
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra takes on the fifth and final volume, coupling the first and last of the concertos with a charming Introduction et Rondeau Brillant.
Allan Badley's detailed and elegantly turned booklet essay points out many subtleties that might elude the unwary ear, but one cannot miss the composer's bold shifts of mood and style and fondness for piquant woodwind writing. All of which are done full justice in this recording made in the Michael Fowler Centre, with producer Tim Handley at the helm.
The starkly beautiful clarinet solo that introduces the first concerto's Larghetto is followed by the expressive keyboard rovings of the magisterial Hinterhuber, only slightly let down by irritating flashes of banality in the following Rondo.
Ries' final concerto shows the influence of later Beethoven in the opening explosion of orchestral ideas and gestures before the virtuoso Hinterhuber makes his entrance.
Perhaps the Larghetto con moto looks to Chopin in what is a highly decorated aria without words, but the staunch triple time prevents a complete surrender to the new romantic spirit.
Ferdinand Ries: Piano Concertos Volume 5 (Naxos)
Stars: 5/5
Verdict: Final collection of Ries piano concertos vindicates the faith and fortitude of all involved.


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Wanting to get across the point that SMBs need to read the Google Guidelines in a recent seminar, I worked with Margaret Shulock, a nationally syndicated cartoonist who lives down the road, to develop this comic. If you would like to share this with your readers please do. Over the next month I will be creating a series of these cartoons named Google Places False Negatives and they will be archived there and available for your use.
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Despite all of the handwringing over Rick Perry's response on Social Security, a new CNN poll shows him maintaining a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney. Not only does Perry lead 30-18, but his electability numbers haven't declined since defending his earlier "Ponzi scheme" remarks. In fact, his electability quotient has risen since the last debate (via Gabriel Malor at AoSHQ):
The survey, released Monday morning, indicates that 30 percent of Republicans and independents who lean toward the GOP support Perry for their party's nomination, with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 18 percent. Romney, who's making his second bid for the White House, had been leading the list of Republican candidates in the national polls, but since Perry launched his campaign a month ago he's jumped ahead of Romney to capture the top spot. …
"Perry doesn't simply have the most support in a hypothetical ballot – he also tops the list of GOP candidates on every personal quality tested," adds Holland.
Thirty-six percent, for example, see him as the strongest leader in the field, with Romney second at 21 percent. According to the poll, 35 percent say Perry is the Republican candidate most likely to get the economy moving again, with Romney in second at 26 percent.
Nearly three in ten say that Perry is the candidate who is most likely to fight for his beliefs, with Palin in second place at 23 percent and, significantly, Romney in a distant tie for fourth at just 11 percent.
But Perry's biggest strength may be the electability factor, with 42 percent saying he has the best chance of beating Obama next year. Some 26 percent say Romney has the best chance of defeating the president.
This poll also shows Bachmann dropping far into the second tier, with only 4% supporting her. Palin comes in third at 15%, but taking Palin out doesn't help Bachmann much; she only picks up 3 points to 7%. Romney adds the same to his support without Palin, while Perry adds two points.
More to the point, Perry leads the enthusiasm race, with 35% pronouncing themselves "enthusiastic" if Perry won the nomination. Only 27% would feel the same way about Romney, and 23% about Palin. Romney wins the "pleased but not enthusiastic" category with 49%, but Perry gets 42% here as well , while Bachmann scores 17% and 40%, respectively. When it comes to identifying which candidate agrees with voters the most, Perry has a 9-point lead over Palin, 26/17, with Romney barely edging Ron Paul for third place, 15/14. Bachmann comes in at 8% and fifth place.
Perry wins in other key categories as well. He outscores Romney by 15 points on leadership, 36% to 21%, with Palin third at 14%. Perry also edges Palin on likeability, 25/22, with Romney a close third at 21%. But as CNN notes, Perry creams Romney on electability against Obama by 42/26, easily outperforming his support at this moment. No one else is in double digits; Palin gets 7%, while the rest of the field comes in at 5% or less.
If Romney and Bachmann think that by attacking Perry on Social Security they can make a case for leadership in an era of reform, well, they could be right — but they may find their Social-Security-is-OK argument backfiring with an electorate that has clearly awoken to the fiscal trainwreck coming from entitlement programs. If Perry can successfully offer a framework for real reform in Social Security in this debate, he may wind up in control of the race. I'll have more on that later today.
Update: Byron York notices that older voters seem to appreciate some blunt talk about Social Security, too:
In a new CNN poll that finds Perry at the front of the Republican pack, the Texas governor's lead among GOP voters age 65 and older is actually bigger than his lead among younger voters. Fifty-two percent of respondents over 65 say Perry is their choice for president, versus just 21 percent who choose Romney. In the overall numbers, Perry leads Romney 32 percent to 21 percent, with Ron Paul following at 13 percent, Bachmann and Gingrich at seven percent each, Herman Cain at six percent, and Jon Huntsman and Rick Santorum at two percent each.
Republican voters over 65 also believe Perry has the best chance of defeating President Obama in next year's general election. Perry leads Romney 58 percent to 22 percent among older voters on that question.
Breaking down the age results in different categories, Perry leads Romney by 24 percent to 19 percent among GOP voters under 50. Among GOP voters 50 and older, Perry leads Romney by 41 percent to 22 percent.
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There was a time when selling real estate almost always entailed things that were seen above the ground or surface rights, and in the case of cities, air rights, but the oil and gas boom is changing all that, making the job of a realtor more complicated.
"Mineral rights involve a lot more than just oil and gas," said Richard Kiko, Jr., chief executive officer, broker and auctioneer at Canton-based KIKO Realtors & Auctioneers, a full-service auction and realty company. "In northeast Ohio companies often buy land and sift through it, looking for other components that can be sold such as peat moss, sand and gravel or oil and gas."
While mineral rights can be very lucrative to the seller and buyer, figuring out who the rightful owner is can be difficult.
"The first oil and gas wells were drilled in Ohio in the 1860s, and since then both the mineral and surface rights have been sold and purchased at least several times," said Kiko.
"What this means is that if Mr. Smith owned a 100-acre farm in the 1860s, he could have sold the mineral rights to one buyer and the surface rights to another person, and those owners could have sold their rights and so forth.
"Surface rights can be diced up and given to multiple owners and so can the mineral rights, so there could be multiple mineral rights owners."
In the case of the surface rights, Kiko said a person needs two pieces of evidence to prove he or she is the rightful owner, evidence of title and a deed.
"Proving evidence of title on the surface is not that difficult because title companies pull together all the legal documents, including property liens and easements, and they issue an owner's policy which is insured," Kiko said.
"So if the property was sold ten years ago, the title company would have written a policy and all that would have to be done is a search over the last ten years, which is pretty easy and inexpensive."
But Kiko said that is not the case when it comes to mineral rights, where establishing control can be costly.
"Oil and gas owners do not have such policies, so every time the owner wants to sell, a search would have to be done dating back to the 1860s. Title companies do not do this work, so it has to be done by an attorney who can read oil and gas abstracts and determine who owns the rights, and then issue a mineral certificate."
"The goal is to make sure that the seller owns the whole and complete interest," said Michael Gruber, president of Zollinger, Gruber, Thomas & Co. in North Canton. Gruber often researches and prepares mineral title evidence for KIKO as well as realtors in other Ohio counties.
"It has to be done by an attorney because this is something that comes within the purview of the practice of law. A professional title examiner can do the search but cannot issue a legal opinion," said Gruber.
"A lot of my work is done in the southern counties because in Stark and Summit there are a lot of properties that already have leases in place for Clinton and Berea wells.
"These are shallow wells that have been drilled over the last 100 years and are still being drilled," said Gruber. "The excitement that we are seeing is over the deeper wells that are part of the Marcellus and Utica shale exploration."
Gruber said if a landowner already has a Clinton or Berea lease, it would likely cover the deeper formations, including the Utica shale formation, so a company could come in and drill without having to get a new lease. In this case, the landowner would still be paid the royalty set in the existing lease.
But existing leases also create problems, said Gruber, including raising issues as to whether they can be set aside or whether they are deemed to cover the deeper formations.
"Every existing lease needs to be reviewed to determine what it covered and whether it is still in effect," said Gruber.
Kiko said it is not always the property owner who pays the expenses. For example, large companies generally do their own searches once the potential owner signs a lease agreement and accepts a deposit. If a company does find problems, however, Kiko said the deposit would have to be returned since the agreement could not go forward.
"When a client comes to our office we discuss ownership issues as well as the best way to sell. If someone is looking to make a sale quickly, auctions can be the best way to go. Traditional listings can take much longer to produce results.
"We also do live online auctions, where we sell to places around the world," Kiko said. "I've sold tractors in Australia, firearms to the United Kingdom, oil and gas rights to other states outside of Ohio, including Iowa and antiques and collectibles all over the United States and around the world."
Since more owners may opt to sell their mineral rights separately now and in the future, Gruber said real estate attorneys could find themselves dealing with an entirely new set of conflicts.
"If I am dealing with a property where one person owns the surface rights and another the mineral rights, the clients will have different interests," said Gruber.
"For example, if the client owns the surface rights there will be issues such as how much acreage is being used, where the wells are located and how the wastewater is disposed of, but if the client only owns the mineral rights, the issue will be how to maximize the profitability and there will likely be little or no concern over what happens to the surface."
Kiko said ownership and other issues would become even more important once the royalty phase begins.
"Right now we are in a leasing boom, but the significant money comes from royalties once the companies start drilling. In the past issues over the ownership of mineral rights were not that important, but with the potential to make thousands off of a few acres people are paying attention," Kiko said.
"Many realtors are comfortable dealing with traditional title issues but have no idea what is involved with mineral rights. KIKO has been doing this for years because we deal with large tracts of land, but those who have not are going to have to get up to speed."


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PostgreSQL on RedHat Linux
If you have the packages already installed on your server, RedHat installation can be as easy as:
service postgresql start
In older versions you'll automatically get a call to service postgresql initdb the first time you do this that will create the database cluster; in recent versions you'll need to do that yourself before the above.
You can turn on and off whether PostgreSQL starts at boot like this:
chkconfig postgresql on/off
The default network configuration that RedHat initdb specifies uses the 'ident' mechanism for controlling access to the database, which is often not what people want. See Client Authentication for more information.
RedHat defaults to creating the database in /var/lib/pgsql/data. If you want to change that, or otherwise want to adjust the parameters uses when PostgreSQL is started, you can do that by editing /etc/sysconfig/pgsql/postgresql and putting changes into there. This is a standard shell script file included into the environment; here is a sample with the default parameters, you can pick just the lines from here you want to change and put new values there:
PGOPTS can be used to set random other options; it is added to the end of the command line used to run the postmaster daemon. But note that any configuration parameters set this way cannot be changed on-the-fly while the postmaster is running. It's usually better to set custom values in postgresql.conf.
Also, if you want to change PGDATA from the default, be aware that the default SELinux configuration in recent Red Hat releases will prevent the postmaster daemon from writing anywhere except /var/lib/pgsql/data. You'll need to change the SELinux setup or at least relabel directory security contexts to put it someplace else. See PostgreSQL and SELinux for links to more information.
- RPM Installation by Devrim GÜNDÜZ & Lamar Owen
- An Almost Idiot's Guide to PostgreSQL YUM and subsequent 8.3.1 to 8.3.3 upgrade and subsequent Upgrade/Install PostgreSQL 8.4 with Yum.
- RPM Packaging
Recent Fedora versions
Starting in Fedora 16, the configuration of the server has been changed relative to the above. See the release notes for details.


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I am new to openvg and currently writing some test cases for openvg1.1.
I need some help using fonts and text rendering in openvg1.1.
openvg1.1 spec says glyphs can be represented using VGPath objects or VGImage objects.
Now let us see
void vgSetGlyphToImage(VGFont font,VGuint glyphIndex,VGImage image,const VGfloat glyphOrigin[2],const VGfloat escapement[2]);
- what shall be shall be contained in "glyphIndex" ?
- Is image is obtained by calling image = vgCreateImage(VGImageFormat format,VGint width, VGint height,VGbitfield allowedQuality) ?
If so, should the image be filled using
vgImageSubData(VGImage image,const void * data, VGint dataStride,VGImageFormat dataFormat,
VGint x, VGint y, VGint width, VGint height)?
I transformed *png, *jpg … to openvg1.1 format.(different image formats like VG_sRGBX_8888, VG_sRGBA_8888 and so on …) using PvrTextool
but such converted data when used in vgdrawglyph() gives an image data instead of a Font or glyph!
Can some one help me as where did I go wrong?
Thank you